Human Trafficking Thriving in Florida

The topic of a Human Trafficking Summit in Tampa earlier this month was not, as many Floridians might assume, the horrible fate of girls and young women in some obscure developing nation. The subject was Florida’s status as the American state with the third-highest number of child prostitutes. Unfortunately, many of those girls remain trapped in prostitution — for many reasons, including fear of physical harm or death — when they are young women.